Goblet



June 14, .1938. M. HELLER .112,120,862

GOBLET Filed Jan. 13, 1957 INVENTOR JCMM v Patented June 14, 1938alzata,

l UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Michael Heller, Brooklyn, N. Y. l

Application January 13, 1937, Serial No. 120,336

12 Claims.

This invention relates to a goblet, and more particularly to onegwhereinthe upper portion,

adapted to contain a liquid, is made separately from the lower or baseportion.

The present improvements deal with the means `for connecting the upperand lower portions togethen and include a stud or cylindrical memberassociated with the upper portion, preferably integral therewith, andprojecting downwardly into the lower portion, the latter portionconsisting of a "hollow shell formed in a shape suitablefto sup-- portthe upper portion. At the lower end of the stud' member, there isprovided a plurality of shoulders which serve as an abutment for aspring device arranged to react against the inner wall of the baseportion and thus securely hold the upper and the lower portions of thegoblet together. The improved construction is particularly adaptablevfor a `goblet made of different materials, as for instance, one whereinthe upper portion is of glass and the lower portion metal. It ispleasing to the eye and economical to manufacture and assemble in thatit 'obviates the necessity of molding or otherwise providing screwthreads on the upper portion of the goblet.

Referringv to the drawing:

Fig. 1v is a vertical sectional view through a.

goblet embodying the present improvements;

Fig. 2 is a bottom View of the goblet shown in Ir11-a1;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the spring device 'for holding theupperand lower portions together, said device being inverted to show thedetails of `its construction;

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view of a goblet, showing a differentembodiment `oi" the present improvements; and

Fig. 5 is a bottom View of the goblet shown in Fig. 4.

As shown in Fig. 1, the goblet includes an upper portion A adapted tocontain liquid and provided at the bottom with a stud member A1projecting into a base portion B consisting of a hollow shell with acircular aperture B1 at the top through which the stud member projects.

The stud member A1 at its upper end, i. e., just below the body orliquid containing portion, is slightly enlarged as at A2 and, overlyingsuch enlarged portion, the upper member presents a -flat surface A3,against which the base portion seats. The base portionat the top-ispeened over, aswat B2, so as to present a suitable finish at this Apointand, when the parts are assembled, the peened-portion of the baseencircles theenlarged zportionwA2-of the stud, the clearance here kbeing(Cl. (i5- 113) suicient so as to permit the parts readily to beassembled together without, however, permitting undue movement betweenthe parts in a lateral direction.

At the lower endof the stud member A1, there :l is provided a pluralityof shouders A4 projecting radially from the stud member and which canybe formed either integrally with the stud member or presented by a pinextending. transversely therethrough in a hole provided for the purpose.In any event, regardless of how the shoulder portionsare presented, theydo not extend beyond the outer edges of `the enlarged portion A2 at thetop of the stud member, so thatthere will be no diiiiculty in inserti-ngthe stud member in the base portion Vduring assembly.

The upper and lower portions A and B ofthe goblet are held together (seeFigs. l, -2 and 3) by a member C having a circular body portion C1 andaplura'lity of finger portions C2 extending radially from the bodyportions. Centrally of the body portion, there is provided a hole C3slightly larger in diameter than the diameter of the stud mem `ber and,in ldiametrically opposed portions of the hole and adjacent its edge,the body portion is notched or slotted, as at C4, in a manner to provide clearance for the shoulders onY the stud member during assembly ofthe parts. In assembling 'the parts, the stud member A1 is passedthroughjthe aperture B1 in the base member, and the holding member Cplaced with the fingers C2 thereof in contact with the inner face of thebase member and with the hole C3 and notches C4 in register,respectively, with the stud A1 and shoulders A4. The body portion C1 ofthe hold. ingmember is 'then pressed inwardly until it has Ycleared theshoulders, whereupon it isgiven a partial turn,` to move the notchesclear of `the shoulders. VThe body portion of the holding memberwill'thus bear against the shoulders whereas the yiingers will bearagainst the base portion. Since the holding member is of a resilientmaterial'and is stressed upon insertion, thejparts of the goblet will beheld rmly together. l'i5 Inv order to prevent inadvertent turning ofthey `holding member into a position wherein ythe shoulders Alagfainregister with the notches C4, in which circumstances the holding member`would spring out of position, the body portion" of ythe latter,adjacent the edges of the circular hole and oliset -from the notches, isformed with pockets or recesses C5 into which the shoulders are adapted-to seat. Since this relation of the parts will Vbe maintained, due tothe resiliencywss of the holding member, the inadvertent turning of theholding member, previously referred to, will be prevented. Of course, itwill be understood that the number of shoulders, notches and recessesshown are merely by way of example, and additional ones can be providedif necessary or desirable.

In the embodiment of the invention shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the resilientfingers which bear against the inner face of the base portion aredispensed with and instead there is provided a coil spring D reactingbetween the body portion of the holding member and the base portion. Asshown in this figure, the base portion at the top is peened over in amannerto provide a seat D1 for the spiral spring and the holding memberY(here indicated as D2) is itself formed with a iiange D3 to preventdisplacement of the spring. In other respects, however, this embodimentof the invention is the same as that previously described, i. e., theupper portion of the goblet is provided with a stud member A1 projectinginto the base portion and presenting shoulders A4 against which theholding element abuts, the. holdin-g element itself being notched toclear the shoulders and rotatable toV position the notches out ofregistry with the shoulders as before. The holding member is alsoprovided with'recesses C5, similar to those previously described, toreceive the shoulder portions and thus resist the inadvertent turning ofthe holding member out of position. Y

Inthe accompanying drawing, the invention has been shown merely by wayof example and in preferredform, and obviously many variations andmodications may be made therein which will still be comprised within itsspirit. It is to be understood, therefore, that the invention is notlimited to any specic form or embodiment, except insofar as suchlimitations are specied in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

l. A goblet including, in combination, an upper vportion adapted tocontain liquid, a base portion,

and devices for connecting both portions together, said connectingdevices including a member formed integral with the upper portion andfitting within the base portion, said member at its upper end acting tolocate the base portion coaxially with respect to the upper portion,abutment means near the lower end of said member, abutment means `nearthe upper end of said member, and resilient means reacting downwardlyagainst the abutment means located near the lower end of said member andupwardly against the base portion to force the upper end of said baseportion against the abutment means located near the upper end of saidmember to hold the upper portion and the base portion of the goblettogether.

2. A goblet including, in combination, an upper portion adapted tocontain liquid, a base portion, and 4devices for connecting bothportions together, said connecting devices including a cylindricalmember formed integral with the upper portion and tting within the baseportion, said member at its upper end acting to locate the base portioncoaxially with respect to the upper portion, abutment means near thelower end of said member, abutment means located at the bottom of theupper portion, and resilient means react ing downwardly against theabutment means located near the lower end of said member and upwardlyagainst the base portionto force the upper end of said base portionagainst the abutment means located at the bottom of the upper portion tohold the upper portion and base portion of the goblet together.

3. A goblet including, in combination, an upper portion adapted tocontain liquid, a lower base portion, and. devicesv for Vconnecting bothportions together, said connecting devices including a member associatedwith the upper portion and fitting within thelower base portion,abutment means near the lower end of said member, a plate located aboveand in contact with said abutment means, and resilient means reactingupwardly against said lower base portion and forcing the platedownwardly against said abutment means to hold the upper portion and thelower base portion of the goblet together.

4. A goblet including, in combination, an upper portion adapted tocontain liquid, a lower base portion, and devices for connecting bothportions together, said connecting devices inclu-ding a memberassociated with the upper portion and fitting within the lower baseportion, spaced abutment means provided at the lower end of said member,a plate arranged to t on said member above the abutment means and formedwith notches to clear said abutment means, said plate being movable intoa position to bear against the abutment means, and resilient meansreacting upwardly against the lower base portion and forcing the platedownwardly against said abutment means.

5. A goblet including, in combination, an upper portion adapted tocontain liquid, a lower base portion, and devices for connecting bothportions together, said connecting devices including a member associatedwith the upper portion and fitting within the lower base portion, spacedabutment means provided at the lower end of said member, a platearranged to t on said member above the abutment means and formed withnotches to clear said abutment means, said plate being movable into aposition to bear .against the abutment means, resilient means associatedwith the plate reacting upwardly against the lower base portion andforcing the plate downwardly against the abutment means, and

means in the plate for holding it against inadvertent turning.

6. A goblet including, in combination, an upper portion adapted tocontain liquid, a lower base portion, and devices for connecting bothportions together, said connecting devices including a member associatedwith the upper portion and tting within the lower base portion, spacedabutment means provided at the lower end of said member, a platearranged to fit on said member above the abutment means and formed withnotches to clear said abutment means, sai-d plate being movable into aposition to bear against the abutment means, resilient means associatedwith the plate and arranged to react upwardly against the lower baseportion and to force the plate downwardly against said abutment means,and recesses in the plate adapted to cooperate withthe abutment means toprevent the plate from inadvertent turning.

7. A goblet including, in combination, an upper portion adapted tocontain liquid, a lower base portion, and devices for connecting bothportions together, said connectingi devices including a memberassociated with the upper portion and tting within the lower baseportion, abutment a plate adapted to fit on said member above theabutment means and bearing against said abutment means, and resilientmeans formed on said plate and arranged to react upwardly against saidbase portion and kto force the plate downwardly against said abutmentmeans.

8. A goblet according to claim '7, wherein the resilient means includeiingers spaced around i the edge of said plate.

9. A goblet including, in combination, an upper portion adapted tocontain liquid, a lower base portion, and devices for connecting bothportions together, said connecting devices including a member associatedwith the upper portion and tting within the lower base portion, abutmentmeans provided at the lower end of said member, a plate arranged on saidmember above the abutment means, and a coil spring reacting upwardlyagainst the lower base portion and forcing the plate downwardly againstsaid abutment means.

10. A goblet according plate is provided with a tov claim 9, wherein theflange land. the base at lower portion, an enlarged shoulder at the topof said cylindrical member around which the lower base portion isa-dapted to fit, abutment means atthe lower end of said cylindricalmember, a plate arranged to t on said cylindrical member and bearagainst the abutment means, and resilient lingers on the plate forreacting against the lower base member.

12. A goblet according to claim 11, wherein the plate is notched toallow it to clear the abutment means when inserted in place, and movableinto a position to bear against said abutment means.

MICHAEL HELLER..

